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John Pursley

John Pursley: Alma Natura

May 13, 2011 by PBQ

The reflections of coniferous trees patterning & unpatterning themselves Like consummate intermediaries caught in the pastiche Of something other. The highway hums Its mournful tunes. TV towers buzz & blink red eyes And the river— blinks back. A man on the radio says nature is getting smarter—has learned to fashion itself differently. Things have changed, […]

Filed Under: Contributors 71, Issue 71, Poetry, Poetry 71 Tagged With: Contributors 71, John Pursley, Poetry, Poetry 71

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